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MEETING MINUTES JULY 11, 2002 |
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| Opening | |
| President Harry Lewellen called
the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance and the
Conservation Pledge were given in unison. The following clubs and agencies were present. Allegheny Country Rifle Clairton Sportsmen's Club National Wild Turkey Fed.A.V. Bakerstown Beagle Dormont-Mt. Lebanon North Boros Bethel Park Sportsmen East Monongahela Penns Waters Bass Braddock District Elizabeth Twp. Pitcairn/Monroeville Bull Creek Forest Grove Renton Rod & GunCentral Beagle Club LFSC TCWA Carrick Sportsmen Mt. Nebo Sportsmen Tri County Trout W PA Taxidermists PA Fish & Boat Commission Minutes of the June meeting were approved as mailed. |
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| COMMUNICATIONS/CORRESPONDENCE | |
| PGC news release
stating the change in the Commission meeting from July 21 to July 28 in
Huntingdon, PA; CCRKBA newsletter and GOA bulletin. GUESTS - President Lewellen introduced members of the Central Beagle Club, Inc. of Gibsonia, PA. Central will join the league and a swearing-in ceremony will be held at the August 8 meeting of the ACSL |
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| Pennsylvania Fish &Boating Commission | |
| WCO Martha Mackey reported an
unusually high count of boating DUI'S likely caused by the hot weather. A
13-1/2" tagged sauger caught at Lock 3 on the Allegheny was a W VA
immigrant stocked by their Dept. of Natural Resources. August 1, 2002, 7
P.M. Palace Inn, Monroeville a public meeting to discuss a proposed
extension of the existing "slow no-wake" zone at the confluence of the
Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers at Pittsburgh. Requests that the current regulations be modified to encompass the area between the Fort Duquesne and Sixth Street bridges, a distance of about 1,500 feet will be discussed. Interested persons unable to attend the meeting are invited to submit written comments, objections or suggestions to the proposed change in regulations to the ExecDirector , PFBC, P.O. Box 67000, Harrisburg, PA 17106 or the website www.fish.state.pa.us. Question as to the effect on barge traffic should be addressed. |
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| Pennsylvania Game Commission | |
| NO REPORT | FISH AND CLEAN STREAMS |
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C O M M I T T E E S |
| Sporting Arms and Information & Legislation | |
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Mike Slavonic presented his written report. An Amici brief, filed
in the PA Supreme Court in support of the PSP gun registry, by the Brady Center
to Prevent Gun Violence and the PA Million Mom March has necessitated a response
from the ACSL attorney. Obviously the ACSL 's request asking the courts to force
the administration to abide by state law has caused the PSP and the Ridge
administration to acquire a cadre of allies in their fight to oppose the ACSL.
Groups such as the "Mom's March" and the Brady Center support Ed Rendell and he
is proud of it. Log on to http://www.acslpa.org/register/Supreme Court.htm to
read the entire report. If you would like a written copy, contact the league
secretary at 1028 Hulton Rd., Verona, PA 15147. At this time, Mike shared the results of the Board of Directors meeting prior to the regular ACSL meeting. A request by David Levdansky for a meeting with Ed Rendell and sportsmen of PA resulted in a motion (Slavonic/Hoffman) unanimously approved, stating "the ACSL will attend such a meeting providing the gun issue is on the table as well assportsmen's issues; and providing Ed Rendell denounces the endorsements of the Million Moms and the Brady Campaign. In addition, a news release prior to said meeting stating Rendell pull back on the (1) gun a month issue." A request has been made by the ACSL to Atty. Gen. Mike Fisher that the AG further investigate whether the use of State Game Lands approved by the PGC is legal under state and federal law. This request has been honored by his response of July 3, 2000 stating his intentions to review all regulations regarding this issue. The city of Pgh continues to attempt to regulate where firearm dealerships are allowed to establish a storefront business. More to follow on this as more information becomes available. |
CONSERVATION |
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Committee Chairman Jack Walter's written report stated results of
the 13th annual river sweep. 1,100 volunteers gathered more than 2,350 bags of
trash, more than 3,000 tires and assorted other items from streams, creeks and
rivers at more than 50 sites in a nine-county area. The Growing Greener Program
has been extended to 2012 due to the funding and adoption of a new $4 per ton
tipping fee on solid waste disposed at Pennsylvania's municipal waste landfills.
However, state legislators removed once-promised and much-needed funding-through
tipping fees-from the state's game and fish and boat commission. Pennsylvania's state parks cover more than 283,000 acres and offer visitors year-round recreational enjoyment with 73 beaches, 31 pools and approximately 7,100 campsites. For more information on any of Pennsylvania's state parks, contact 1-888-PA PARKS or visit PA Powerport at www.state.pa.us keywords "state parks" New coal combustor technologies; these new technologies cut both pollution and cost, a powerful combination. |
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| GAME COMMITTEE | |
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Mike Maranche reported the following: The University of
California at Riverside researchers have concluded that acid rain leaches
essential nutrients from forest soils, thereby posing a greater risk to forests
than previously thought. This correlates with the findings of a Penn State
researcher that acid rain, not deer is inhibiting forest regeneration. HB2044 (tipping fee bill) passed without dedicated funding to the Game and Fish Commissions, however; several legislators agreed with ACSL that if Fish & Game were included in the funding apparatus, then non-hunting and non-fishing groups would be able to claim a stake at the table in setting game and fish policy. HB2246 (the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact Act) passed committee. This bill would allow PA to enter into compact with other states and keep records on game code violators, where a PA resident loosing his license in another state would loose his license in PA. Among concerns are: (1) due process considerations; (2) double jeopardy concerns; (3) the establishment of an appointed "Board of Compact Administrators" with the potential pitfalls resulting from regionalization such as loss of sovereignty; (4) is there such widespread wildlife crime by licensed hunters and fishermen to necessitate this compact? |
BANQUET |
| 3/8/2003 - please note the change in the date; this was necessary because of Expositions Inc. rescheduling the Allegheny Sport, Travel and Outdoor Show. More information will follow on this. | |
| ALLEGHENY SPORT, TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR SHOW | |
| Henry Hoffman had no report. | Youth Day Saturday July 27, 2002 |
| YOUTHDAY 7/27/02- Frank Sparrow, Chairman, stated things are falling into place. Many thanks to the Clairton, Mt. Nebo and Dormont-Mt. Lebanon clubs for their generous donations. We will have a complete list of donors at the YouthDay event. If you plan to come out to help, (we need you) it is suggested that you be there around 7 a.m. - donuts and coffee will offered to the volunteers. If you have raffle ticket stubs out-standing, please turn them the morning of the event. | New Business |
| The Central Beagle Club, Inc. spoke briefly about their concerns with tick and cottontail problems. An in-depth study is taking place at their club to determine what can be done. | Treasurer's Report |
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Joe Connors gave his report which was accepted without question. DOOR PRIZE - Bill Mazik of Braddock District Sportsmen's Club won the doorprize. |
Adjournment |
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Adjournment was called for at 9:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Sara Barnett, Exec. Secretary |
Special Meeting Notes |
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PLEASE NOTE - if you have an E-mail address - and would like the minutes sent to your E-mail, send it to Mike Slavonic at acsl@nauticom.net.
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Next Regular Meeting |
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Next meeting Thursday, August 8, 2002 GOLD ROOM - COURTHOUSE 7:30 P.M. SEE YOU THERE! |
*** ANNOUNCEMENTS*** |
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Treasurer Joe Connors requests that all clubs hand in their
requests for membership cards before the July 11, 2002 ACSL meeting. If
there is no response, clubs will be issued the same amount. A letter from ACSL President Harry T. Lewellen is enclosed herewith - please take the time to read it and pass on the information to your clubs, etc. Please emphasize the importance of club participation in all the events sponsored by the ACSL. The success of these programs depends on the dedication of all member clubs, league officers and directors in their commitment of time and manpower. The Turtle Creek Watershed Association reported in their newsletter the success of their 2002 Spring Clean-up and Trout Stocking. The April 6th Clean Up and the April 24 Trout Stocking with the PA Fish and Boat Commission were well attended and very successful. Eighteen volunteers cleaned up several thousand feet of middle Turtle Creek near Saunders Station Road and Abers Creek. Shopping carts, folding tables, tires and various other forms of debris were gathered into the refuse truck provided by Dave McMasters of the Municipality of Monroeville. The PFBC, TCWA, Pitcairn-Monroeville, Braddock, and Trafford Sportsmen's Clubs stocked 2,300 brown and rainbow trout in the creek. GOOD JOB!
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